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Police seek arrest of Korean Air ‘nut rage’ matriarch

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The woes of the troubled Korean Air dynasty deepened further Thursday as Seoul Police announced they were seeking an arrest warrant for matriarch Lee Myung-hee over allegations she assaulted employees. Lee, 69, faces multiple allegations of assault against drivers and housekeepers from her personal staff as well as construction workers renovating her home and building a Korean Air-affiliated hotel. “Lee used her superior status to habitually abuse, insult and injure […]

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NSC Adviser Esperon: Protesta laban sa China, ‘di na kailangan

(Eagle News) — Nanindigan si National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon na hindi na kailangan pang maghain ng diplomatic protest ang Pilipinas laban sa China. Kamakailan, napaulat ang paglapag ng long range bomber ng China sa Woody Island na nasa West Philippine Sea na nagdulot ng pangamba sa ilan. Ayon kay Esperon, hindi dapat maalarma ang publiko dahil bahagi lamang umano ng drill ang ginawa ng China. Pero giit ng opisyal, hindi ibig sabihin na wala […]

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Senator Villar: BTC’s proposed annual IRA for Bangsamoro reduced in approved BBL versions of Senate, House

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The annual internal revenue allotment of the Bangsamoro has been reduced in the approved  versions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law of the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to Senator Cynthia Villar, from the 6 percent of the net national revenue collection of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs proposed by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, or P72 billion, the yearly IRA of the Bangsamoro in […]

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Bagong paraan ng pamumuhunan inilunsad ng Bureau of Treasury

(Eagle News) — Inilunsad ng Bureau of Treasury ang makabagong paraan ng pag-iinvest sa tinatawag na Retail Treasury Bonds (RTB). Ito na ang dalawampu’t isang issuance ng RTB ng Philippine government at kauna-unahan ito ngayong 2018. Sa halagang P5,000 pesos maaari nang makapag-invest ang sinuman. Bukod sa pansariling kapakanan na investment ay malaking tulong din anila ang RTB dahil nakakatulong ang isang investor sa mga pangunahing proyekto ng gobyerno tulad na lamang ng infrastructure program. […]

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North Korean leader Kim receives Russian foreign minister: Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday, Moscow said, in what is believed to be the first meeting between the head of the reclusive state and a Russian official. “Lavrov was greeted by the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of DPRK Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang,” the Russian foreign ministry said on Twitter in English, releasing pictures of the two […]

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Roque: PHL looking to import cheaper diesel from Russia

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is looking to import diesel from Russia. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, based on a report from Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has taken steps to do just that to help mitigate the effects of the rising prices in fuel. “Ang landed cost po dito kasama na ‘yung cost, insurance and freight sa Pilipinas is estimated only to be between ₱25 to ₱27,” Roque said. He said, […]

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Calida: “Why don’t we listen to Napoles?”

(Eagle News) — For Solicitor General Jose Calida, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has the prerogative to end state protection for Janet Lim Napoles. He added, however, that “if Janet Lim Napoles has evidence (on) other recipients of (the Disbursement Acceleration Program), why don’t we listen to her?” He said all those who were indicted so far–former senators Bong Revilla, Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy Estrada— were “enemies of the former president,” or Benigno Aquino III. […]

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Calida on calls for him to resign: “Why should I?”

(Eagle News) — “Why should I?” Solicitor General Jose Calida had this to say amid calls for him to resign over alleged conflict of interest stemming from his family’s security company bagging ₱261.39 million worth of contracts with various government agencies. “Did I commit graft? No, I did not,” Calida said in an interview on CNN Philippines aired on Thursday, May 31. According to Calida, he resigned as president and chairman of Vigilant Investigative and Security […]

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Mental health, school security among topics for discussion after Texas mass shooting

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled dozens of recommendations Wednesday focused on mental health and school safety after the latest US mass shooting to claim children’s lives. The governor’s recommendations came nearly two weeks after a 17-year-old student gunned down eight fellow students and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in rural Southeast Texas, and injured 13 others. Of the 40 recommendations put forth by the Republican governor of the […]

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Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little awareness of tobacco’s impact on the human heart. On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day Thursday, the UN health agency hailed that smoking had declined significantly since the year 2000, but warned that there were still far too many people indulging in the dangerous habit. And it […]

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Albayalde: SAF training teams to be deployed to regional PNP offices if SAF school swamped with police recruits

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police will deploy Special Action Force mobile training teams who will train new police recruits to regional police offices. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said this was if the SAF training school in Sta. Rosa, Laguna could no longer accommodate the police recruits who are now required to undergo the basic internal security operation course. It was Albayalde himself who made the training compulsory for […]

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1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — More than half of the world’s children are threatened by conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, Save the Children said in a report published on Wednesday. Entitled “Many Faces of Exclusion”, the study ranked 175 countries in terms of the threat of child labor, exclusion from education, child marriage, and early pregnancy. It found that 1.2 billion children worldwide were at risk from at least one of the three main […]

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